Chapter 140: Lola’s exploring the human kingdom.
The sparring match concluded with mutual respect rather than a decisive victory.
"Your progress is remarkable," Valeria declared with professional admiration. "Most practitioners require years to develop what you’ve achieved in weeks."
Noah was crossing ranks.
He was fighting at a level above his own. Even Alissa and Kipp weren’t able to do that at the novice stage. Despite their incredibly fast progress and domination of those at their level. They were unable to cross-rank fight as exaggeratedly as Noah.
Lola watched from the sidelines, her ruby eyes tracking every movement with obvious approval. The human who’d saved her life was proving himself capable of surviving the dangers their partnership might bring.
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After the training ended, Noah showed Lola around the human kingdom with the enthusiasm of someone sharing his homeland with a valued guest.
The group moved through Durenholde’s streets like an unlikely diplomatic mission. A succubus master-mage, a princess, a guild captain, two cat siblings, and an interdimensional merchant exploring human culture together.
This is probably the strangest tour group this kingdom has ever seen.
"Try this," Noah encouraged, offering Lola a pastry from a local bakery whose reputation had survived generations of taste tests.
Lola bit into the human delicacy with careful curiosity, her ruby eyes widening as unexpected flavours registered. "This is... remarkably good. Human cuisine tastes really good, although it’s not as good as your loaf of bread."